I was looking at my calendar, and based on my estimation of working not later than October 5, I have at most 24 days of work before this baby comes!! Amazing how when it was 8 weeks away, that's practically two whole months of uncomfortableness and exhaustion. But 24 work days seems like not very much, and omigosh am I going to be ready??
Here's something weird that perhaps you all can weigh in on: a few of the women here at work have started planning a baby shower for me. It's very strange, since there are at least 5 other preggos here at the plant (about 400 salaried people work here), all due in October and November. I have seen one other invite come out for a girl who's due Nov 5, but I'm hesitant to have one because what if not every one of those women has one thrown for them? It's hard to turn down something nice that people want to do for me, so I agreed to it. But I'm having a hard time with it in my head. It would just be after work in the cafeteria, probably not that many people, but I figure if people want to give me something, it's obvious that I'm pregnant and I don't know that we need a party to call attention to it. I also don't want the other preggos to resent me because someone thought of me and no one has thought of them (yet?). Then there's the feeling that if someone is invited to the shower they're obligated to give a gift, and I hate that. But, should I just sit back and let them buy me stuff?? It seems weird. I already know that people here are genuinely excited for me without having the fuss of a shower involved.
I went to the ISU football game last night, and did a good 4 hours of tailgating beforehand. It was really fun to get together with everybody again, and it was an absolutely beautiful day! Nicest day you could ask for to be outside for all afternoon and evening. The only bad part was that when people socialize in that setting, they tend to stand and talk, and I was always wishing there was a chair or a cooler to sit on. I thought I could handle that much standing and walking, but this morning, every one of my stomach muscles were screaming at me when I tried to sit up in bed, and when my feet hit the ground they joined in. It was awful, especially added on top of the exhaustion from having to drive home a very drunk and depressed husband, fighting post-game traffic full of similarly upset Cyclone fans, and finally arriving home at 11:30. I am so pooped today.
So yes, the Cyclones lost to Kent State last night - their home opener. I could've understood if they lost because they have a new coach and coaching staff and all new plays, but instead they looked just like last year's team! Typical Iowa State football. I would have some patience with looking unfinished and not quite together yet, but instead they're screwing up fundamentals and kicking field goals AT the goalpost instead of THROUGH them. As annoyed as I was, Travis took it much harder. Poor guy, he was so unbelievably excited about the season this year! If they do end up playing well, it probably won't be until late in the season, at which point it'll be harder for us to get to the games. Oh well, at least it's still a good fun bunch of people to hang out with, win or lose. I guess I'll raise my kid the way I was raised - Iowa State is still a wonderful place, even if their athletic teams are hard to root for.
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